Leslie M Babinski

Leslie M Babinski is a Research Professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. She directs the Duke School Research Partnership and holds an affiliate position at Duke's Center for Child and Family Policy.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Education, University of California, Berkeley (1993)
• M.A. in Education, University of California, Berkeley (1988)
• B.S. in Psychology, University of Scranton (1985)

Her research focuses on teacher professional development for English learners, collaboration between ESL and classroom teachers, cultural wealth frameworks, and self-regulation interventions in middle schools. She has led multiple IES-funded studies including the Targeted Reading Intervention and Promoting Self-Regulation projects.

Recent publications examine multilingual education strategies, ADHD developmental trajectories, and health curriculum impacts. Her work combines educational policy, neuroscience applications, and public health approaches to improve student outcomes.

Key Grants:

• Efficacy of the DCCS Program (2018-2025)
• Promoting Self-Regulation (2017-2020)
• Neuroscience-Based Health Curriculum (2012-2016)